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Explorer Missions
NASA’s longest-running series of spacecraft, with more than 75 successful missions. Explorer 1, launched January 31, 1958, was the first successful American satellite. Other Explorers have studied the solar wind, Earth’s magnetic field, the “afterglow” of the Big Bang, the ultraviolet glow of distant galaxies, and many other subjects.